The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-26
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| GOOD rams cOntinGe ID ia!! aao 'De
farmers are happy.
Th- cNh.bi,ipn "i tile Helena High
School will :;iAe place tomorrow night.
Large crowds from the country came
in on Sunday to attend the Holiness
meeting.
DyScntery is prevailing in many por-
tons Of the county and il many cases
is proving fatal.
There is no teachers column this week.
as the editors are bHsy ~ith the c!o-ing
exercises OF their schools.
We thank or No. correspondent ior
his items this week and hope lie will coz
tinue to send us news from his section.
Mrs. S. A. Riser & Co., have nice
line CT spring hats left yc:, and also
mu>lrs and dress goods in all styles
cheap for the cash.
The regular W. ckly meeting II the
Young Mems Christian Association will
bc held tG-night IN the NJ, thGdiSt church.
Geo. S. Mower anh |. II. llu will COLI
d"ct the exercises.
Farmers from all scctiou> Of the
col;Mty inform us hat tie crops are look
ing fine. and that in most cases they are
well up with their work. We are gla:l
to see them 20 encouraged.
The NewDerry Conference OF the
Lutheran Church Will meet III ST. Luke's
church tomorrow. E. II. Aull is the
delegate from Luther Chapel with Mr..
George Lconhirth rs alternate.
The picnic at Johns;one Academy on
last Saturday was pleasant occasion.
Mr.. J. NJ. Henry, who has been the
teacher informs u that he has enrolled
during The raSt session about fifty pupils.
Dr. Pelham has Il machine for making
milk shakes, tie latest thing out. 1t
Stakes 'cm too. Pclham's drug store is
progressing. Another order for cigars
from Dakota WAS filled and sent off last
week.
Capt. George z. Meredith, Who is now
running conductor on thc.freight, re-:
ceived I; severe cut On the head in Co
lumb;a last week while coupling a car.
He went up to his home at Bolton iOr =
few days.
Efforts are being made to open new
postal route from Prosperity b. way of
Singley's and Caldwell's to Maybinton.
There is now mail to Singiey's and a
postoffice there. We hope the route will
be opened.
Oneman who is in attendance upon
the Holiness m2eting says lie was so
anxious to attend that he walked all the
way from Columbia to attend this meet
ing, not having money enough to pay
his railroad iarc.
M|ssrs. J. NJ. Johnstone and B. II. May
bin have been appointed delegates from
Newberry to the Interstate Convention
OF farmers which meets in Atlanta
August 10th. The object Of the conyen-
ton is TO discuss matters of interest to
Southern agriculturists.
There was a severe hail storm in the
upper portion Of the county last week in
No. township just above Mr.. A. j.
LongShorc'<. The crops of Mr.. L. W.
Floyd and Mr.. C. +. Schultz were con-
siderably damaged, and possibly others.
The scope Of The hail was narrow. How
far it extended we have not learned.
\ family OF negroes in town had 4
group Of twelve chickens that went in
his neighbor's garden, and one day this
week as they came ont all OF them
huddled together andall whirled and fell
dead about the same time. The question
is what caused all of them to die at once
in this manner? The two families were
not on the best OF terms.
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